For more than two decades, professional blues drummer Andrew “Blaze” Thomas has given music a pulse through his precise percussion and rhythm. Now, as a history graduate student, Thomas is shifting his focus to amplifying history.
Unit: Graduate School
Meet your 2023 Three Minute Thesis contestants
This year, 11 contestants will compete and have the opportunity to share their research with all in attendance. Hear from each contestant and learn more about their research topic, their department support, and the faculty and staff impact that has been made.
Better together: Alumni get married, become Fellows of the Society of Actuaries
For Ama Ampadu-Kissi-Owusu, M.S. ’18, and Isaac Owusu, M.S. ’18, Illinois State University was a place to earn a master’s degree in actuarial science, become an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), and fall in love.
Civic Leadership
Hear about Illinois State University faculty/staff who are living the value of civic engagement through their leadership in community organizations. Changing the lives of others while also changing themselves.
Students’ research creatively displayed for Image of Research competition
Check out the winners and a recap of the Office of Student Research’s Image of Research competition.
University Research Symposium registration to close February 17
Registration for the 2023 University Research Symposium is open to all students currently enrolled at the University and engaged in scholarship, research, and creative activities under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Three Minute Thesis competition, February 23
The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 23, at the Normal Theater located in Uptown Normal. The event is free and open to the public.
Department of Special Education launches online learning behavior specialist certificate program
The Department of Special Education is beginning an online certificate program for practicing general education teachers to complete learning behavior specialist (LBS) 1 endorsement requirements.
Crompton, Redbirds have won four in a row, in good form in tough MVC
Mary Crompton ’21 has had a love for basketball since she was a little girl growing up in Iowa. Now in her second year of graduate school and fifth year on the Redbird women’s basketball team, that feeling is as strong as ever.
From Spivak to a sauna: How improv artist Pal Henrik Kristiansen invented the new Norse way of tasting wine
When a waiter threw a bucket of water in Pal Henrik’s face, relief—not anger—crashed over him. After all, he’d been in a sauna for the last hour making up stories.